Postosuchus Size Comparison
Postosuchus 3D Viewer pairs published figure ranges for a Late Triassic rauisuchian - not a dinosaur - with a 1.8 m person: length panel baseline 5.5 m and mass panel baseline 500 kg within published ranges.
Postosuchus published figures
The Postosuchus facts panel and this table use the same real published measures:
| Measure | Figure | Vs a 1.8 m person |
|---|---|---|
| Length | about 4-7 m (panel baseline 5.5 m) | about three person-lengths at the panel baseline; Size vs human uses 5.5 m |
| Height | about 1.8 m (panel baseline) | near adult standing height at the back |
| Weight | about 250-1,000 kg (panel baseline 500 kg) | several times a human body mass at the panel baseline |
| When it lived | about 227-208 Mya Late Triassic; Post Quarry Texas and North Carolina | panel era 227-208 Ma |
| Taxonomy note | rauisuchian pseudosuchian; Chatterjee 1985; gait debate disclosed | not a dinosaur; cautious quadrupedal reconstruction only; distinct from Sarcosuchus and Dimetrodon |
How the Postosuchus size-vs-human toggle stays honest
The Postosuchus model is drawn to a fixed on-screen length; Size vs human places a 1.8 m person at the true length ratio to the 5.5 m panel baseline. Tap Size vs human under the canvas - the comparison is proportional, not a decorative sticker.
What a person would see beside a Postosuchus
What a person would see is a sub-erect quadruped archosaur whose panel length is 5.5 m beside a 1.8 m person - a cautious quadrupedal reconstruction with the gait debate disclosed. Turn on Size vs human and orbit.
What the Postosuchus size numbers are not
What these size numbers are not is a settled biped vs quadruped gait. Postosuchus was not a dinosaur. Soft-tissue color is still an artistic reconstruction. This model does not conflate Postosuchus with Sarcosuchus. This model is not a fossil-accurate skeleton. For controls see how to view Postosuchus in 3D. For AR trade-offs see Postosuchus 3D viewer vs AR apps.
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